Polymer Clay Steampunk Octopus Tutorial 

I am absolutely fascinated by them. There was a documentary recently about someone who had an octopus in his hope. it really highlighted how clever these alien creatures are.

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I am Northern and proud. First half of my life in Yorkshire and the second in Lancashire. Personally, I hate the sound of my own voice - but I think everyone does.

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Amzz Naylor thank you. I'm so glad it's been helpful with your project.

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I only cut mine in 4 slices, any more than that would be too much to eat...lol

I don't see why not, although air dry clay doesn't hold detail as well and may crack.

There's a light bond to the glass. I've never bothered gluing mine.

Alyssa Seifert polymer clay doesn't really stick well to glass and can be easily removed. I just carefully lifted a leg away and used a self adhesive label that I had designed and printed.

Hi Robin, I've never tried removing the mica powders but I think water would take it off. I always make a colour swatch of each powder on both black and white clay, so I know what colours to expect. If you look at my video on using mica powders with polymer clay, you'll see what I mean. I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

I've heard that Mod Podge stays sticky. I have a video coming out soon where I test some alternatives to Fimo Gloss.

@@CurioByBSpokeDesigns Many thanks.

Hi! I baked the octopus after applying the mica powder and before using the Fimo Gloss varnish. I hope this helps.

@Curio By B-Spoke Designs Yes thank you much! I liked watching you make that little nome guy too.

lara hartley you could add wires inside the tentacles so it would stay in shape while baking, or make a mock up of the camera from card and masking tape and bake it on that, then transfer it to your real camera. People have baked polymer clay on plastic (Christmas baubles and pens etc) but it is trial and error. Polymer clay bakes at a relatively low temperature. Also there's the risk of fumes being given off by the plastic as its heated. You can buy relatively inexpensive sets of mica powders on eBay, which work out cheaper than buying individual colours. You can even use eye shadow. Let me know how you get on!

@@CurioByBSpokeDesigns you mentioned the mica powders must have a binder so i was concerned not all mica powders, such as the ones one can buy from china, would be ok. one person on aliexpress said there mica powders worked with resin, but would not work with clay. left me totally confused. :-)

@@redshoesgirl Most on e-bay do state whether they have a built in binder. If it works with resin but not clay I would guess there's no binding agent.

I bought the mica powders and the extruder on eBay. A good all purpose glue that will pretty much stick polymer clay to anything is E6000.

You can use a bonding agent but I wrapped the clay around the bottle in such a way that it physically holds on. It could be removed if you tried, but so far it’s held in place

Hi Beverley. Polymer clay doesn't naturally stick to glass so you would need to use a product such as bake & Bond or Fimo Liquid. If the polymer clay encapsulates the glass then you don't need anything. I don't use anything as the clay will stick to the bottle sufficiently until it's baked and I design it so the octopus 'hangs' off the bottle. Polymer clay doesn't shrink at all when baked. Hope this helps

Curio By B-Spoke Designs thank you I asked at hobby craft but they had no idea so much appreciated

@@beverleyrenaud5433 You're welcome.

The clay w I'll stick to the glass but is quite easy to remove. The shape of the piece holds it in place. I have made pieces that can be removed. I just made sure that two arms went around the neck, so it could just hook over the bottle.

@@CurioByBSpokeDesigns you are so kind to take the time to write back.. I love your voice :~)

@@trishmartin1280 I wish I did! It took me so long to get used to hearing myself.

Yes! As long as there's no lid on it and you start off with it in the oven cold. The only real exception may be glass with bubbles in it, as air expands as it gets warm and may break the glass. I have even baked bottles with labels on!

How long do you bake something like that?

@@thehutt80 About 40 minutes

Kathleen Breiling my first attempt wasn't good at all! It looked more like a spider!

I use Fimo Soft in Black, Perfect Pearls (and other generic Mica powders) and Fimo Gloss Glaze

@@CurioByBSpokeDesigns thank you!😊

I used some Perfect Pearls but the rest were no name brand from ebay.

Yes, this is polymer clay and the brand I use is Fimo

I print them on self adhesive matt paper and cut them out with a craft knife and just stick them on. (sometimes I have to carefully lift the legs away from the glass to slide the label behind).

Yes, glass is perfectly safe at that temperature. Just make sure the bottle is open, not sealed

I found it at a car boot sale, it contained bubble bath

If you have Facebook you can message a photo to my page. Would love to see it!

I used Fimo Soft. It will work on a wine glass but you may need to glue it on after it is baked.

@@CurioByBSpokeDesigns thanks so much I've been thinking of what clay to used and I can't figure out because there are so many choices and at the same time so many positive and negative reviews on amazon .Thanks so much ill take your word on this one and I will try it on wedding glasses .😊Thanks again

marielle rosemond it really is down to personal preferences.

On mine they were about 6 or 7 inches long - keep going, you'll get there